Events at St Mary's

 There's such a lot going on around Hay at the moment, it's hard to keep up!  (I completely missed the Quiz Night at the Cosy Cafe last week, for instance).

So, here are the things that are happening at St Mary's over the next few weeks:

On Friday 3rd November, the Sacconi Quartet will be playing, with William Howard on piano, at 7pm.  This is a Hay Music event, and tickets are £20, or £10 for the under 25s.

On Saturday 4th November, from 10.30am to 11am, there's more music - an organ recital by Barrie Magill, the organist and choir master of St Mary's.  This is free, with a retiring collection in aid of St Mary's.

On the Saturday afternoon, from 3.30pm, the Hay Forums talk is on the influence of AI on farming and food production, by David Jones, who is a retired local farmer.  He imagines a world where farms are run from offices and humans lose their connection with nature.  He is joined by Stuart Carter-Smith, from the band Gypsy Fire and jazz violinist Ben Holder.  Also performing are Christina Watson, accompanied by Steve, violinist and member of Hay Madrigals.  Tickets are £5, and the proceeds go to people in need in the local community.

On Sunday 5th November, at 7pm, Helen Ingham will be giving a talk entitled Life on a Wardrobe Truck.  She was a costumer for the British film industry for 25 years, and has worked on films like Harry Potter, Skyfall, Bridget Jones, Downton Abbey, Mission Impossible and many more.  Tickets are £10, and are available from Gay on Wye and on the door, with proceeds going to Hay Community Choir Messiah project fund.

At the end of November, the church is one of the venues for Hay Festival Winter Weekend.  The silent movie Hunchback of Notre Dame, with Father Richard providing organ accompaniment, is already sold out, but there's still a variety of talks to choose from, including Oz Clarke talking about wine, River Cottage Great Roasts, Comfort Eating and for those who are interesting in something other than food or drink, a talk about Spies, Lies and Illusion, Enchanted Wales, and How Our Biology Shaped World History.  Details from the Hay Festival website.